Clubgoer Shot And Another Pistol-Whipped In Jamaica, Police Say

JAMAICA, NY – A man was shot in the hip and another pistol-whipped in an attack outside a nightclub in Jamaica, Queens, police said.

The suspect, identified as as Vishal Singh by police, approached the two men as they were leaving M2 Lounge on Lefferts Boulevard at around 4:45 a.m. on Sept. 3, the NYPD said. He began to argue with them and Singh pulled out a gun and started firing, police said.

Singh struck the 22-year-old man in the hip and used the gun to hit the other 34-year-old man in the head, police said. Both men were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police don't believe Singh and the two men knew each other.

Police released photos of Singh, 27, who they said was 5-foot-11 with brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Lead photo via NYPD.